East Dereham weather in July

In July, East Dereham sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is East Dereham's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see East Dereham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
3:57 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

East Dereham is town in Norfolk, England.

Density
895/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in East Dereham reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in East Dereham

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

East Dereham weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 531217.90.8
Feb / 4210.31.39.50.9
Mar / 47110.611.51.8
Apr12° / 4710.7013.63.0
May15° / 5510.8015.54.3
Jun18° / 11°6511.3016.55.3
Jul20° / 14°6412016.16.0
Aug20° / 14°6711.4014.56.0
Sep18° / 12°6010.3012.45.4
Oct14° / 6512.1010.33.8
Nov10° / 58120.28.52.1
Dec / 5511.70.97.51.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

East Dereham gets around 64 mm of rain over 12 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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439
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3137

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171263
270273
368293
467303
566313
664333
763343
862353
960364
1059374
1158384
1257385
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:43 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:438:16
216.53:438:16
316.53:448:16
416.53:458:15
516.53:468:15
616.53:478:14
716.43:478:14
816.43:488:13
916.43:498:13
1016.43:508:12
1116.33:518:11
1216.33:528:10
1316.33:548:10
1416.23:558:09
1516.23:568:08
1616.23:578:07
1716.13:588:06
1816.14:008:05
1916.04:018:03
2016.04:028:02
2116.04:048:01
2215.94:058:00
2315.94:067:58
2415.84:087:57
2515.84:097:56
2615.74:117:54
2715.74:127:53
2815.64:147:51
2915.64:157:50
3015.54:177:48
3115.54:187:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit East Dereham?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit East Dereham for sightseeing.

What to pack for East Dereham in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, East Dereham sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near East Dereham in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in East Dereham in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in East Dereham peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is East Dereham?

East Dereham sits at 52.7°N, 0.9°E, 41 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bowthorpe, 20 km away.

Topography around East Dereham

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of East Dereham.

Within 3 km, the terrain around East Dereham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m.

The land around East Dereham is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
164 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bowthorpe 20 km · Norwich 25 km · Thetford 32 km · King's Lynn 37 km · Bury St Edmunds 51 km · Wisbech 52 km · Great Yarmouth 54 km · Stowmarket 55 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for East Dereham (52.6833°, 0.9333°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).